Comments on: How to troubleshoot a gas furnace http://goodideasandtips.com/2013/03/how-to-troubleshoot-a-gas-furnace/ Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:36:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Ron http://goodideasandtips.com/2013/03/how-to-troubleshoot-a-gas-furnace/#comment-496434 Sun, 27 Oct 2019 23:03:31 +0000 http://goodideasandtips.com/?p=3907#comment-496434 My control value went out I replaced it but my furnace still won’t start

]]> By: Michael http://goodideasandtips.com/2013/03/how-to-troubleshoot-a-gas-furnace/#comment-484272 Sun, 28 Jul 2019 18:36:24 +0000 http://goodideasandtips.com/?p=3907#comment-484272 My installer has been trying to figure out why my brand new Trane gas furnace has been blowing in the reverse direction.

Air is being blown through the air return ducts!

The installation manual reads like a missile launch checklist, and this guy has been scratching his head for two hours. Weekends are not the right time to do this. No support line open

]]> By: dg http://goodideasandtips.com/2013/03/how-to-troubleshoot-a-gas-furnace/#comment-477901 Tue, 19 Feb 2019 18:48:57 +0000 http://goodideasandtips.com/?p=3907#comment-477901 So my Trane XE80 (2004) decided to stop blowing air. The thermostat was working fine. There was no red light on whatsoever and I was pretty sure it was getting power as it was wired to the attic light switch and that was working fine. After looking around on the web, and not really finding anything that I hadn’t tried and not that much on “no light at all” other than a “power issue”, I noticed that little tiny fuse (a 3 amp) on the circuit board. I turned the power (the furnace has a “light switch” as well) off and pulled the fuse. It appeared sketchy looking, but I wasn’t totally convinced it was bad. Went to three places and finally called a “specialty” hardware store in the area and asked if they had a 3 amp. They did. Picked it up for the outrageous price of $1.50. Actually I got an extra to tape on the furnace just in case, so it was $3.00! Put the new fuse in, replaced the cover plate on the furnace (as it engages a “switch”), turned on the power and voila! For one dollar and fifty cents, I was in business. Hope this saves somebody some $$$$. dg

]]> By: Paul A Camarata http://goodideasandtips.com/2013/03/how-to-troubleshoot-a-gas-furnace/#comment-472060 Sat, 29 Sep 2018 17:23:54 +0000 http://goodideasandtips.com/?p=3907#comment-472060 We have a Trane furnace and we are getting 5 flashes but there is no flame. It will not ignite or give any flame/heat. Could ya give me an idea on what could be wrong.
Thank You,
Paul

]]> By: ESTEBAN PEREZ http://goodideasandtips.com/2013/03/how-to-troubleshoot-a-gas-furnace/#comment-465975 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 12:32:58 +0000 http://goodideasandtips.com/?p=3907#comment-465975 Trane requieres a jumper cable on the 12 plug between R01 and R02 to eliminate the code 5 on a new universal board.

]]> By: Property Manager http://goodideasandtips.com/2013/03/how-to-troubleshoot-a-gas-furnace/#comment-465714 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 17:04:06 +0000 http://goodideasandtips.com/?p=3907#comment-465714 The light on my xr80 blinks continuously slow, which is: Normal – No call for Heat from thermostat. What does that mean and do I need to call a service rep? I noticed this just after a PGE rep inspected my unit and reported that everything is working fine.

]]> By: Christopher Anderson http://goodideasandtips.com/2013/03/how-to-troubleshoot-a-gas-furnace/#comment-464475 Thu, 08 Mar 2018 14:53:01 +0000 http://goodideasandtips.com/?p=3907#comment-464475 Hey guys, I have the Trane xe80 and I have the ecobee3 thermostat. Everything has been fine except for the past few weeks. I come home in the morning and it has an alert that the thermostat has been calling for heat but the furnace isn’t kicking on. I can turn off the HVAC system for several minutes and start it up and it works fine for anywhere from an hour to all day.the next morning it is the same. I have replaced the filter, and it needed one. However today with a clean filter it did the same thing. Again I turned it off for a few minutes and turned it back on and it seems to be working fine for now…. But without fail it will happen again….
Any feedback is much appreciated

]]> By: J Weite http://goodideasandtips.com/2013/03/how-to-troubleshoot-a-gas-furnace/#comment-459757 Sat, 04 Nov 2017 14:56:05 +0000 http://goodideasandtips.com/?p=3907#comment-459757 Thanks, this helped. My system tried to light three times before going into lockout (2 blinks). The vent fan ran and the ignitor lit pretty bright. Unsure of the cause I did a good dust-and-vacuum (probably not the cause, but it needed it) and then gave every connector and the fuse an on-and-off, or at least a wiggle. I then cycled the power four times in 30s (as I read elsewhere can reset it). It worked the first time after that. Will keep my eyes on it, but so far, so good.

]]> By: Max http://goodideasandtips.com/2013/03/how-to-troubleshoot-a-gas-furnace/#comment-457947 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 02:16:21 +0000 http://goodideasandtips.com/?p=3907#comment-457947 Hi,

I have a trane XE80. There is call for heat (fast continues red flash). The burner comes on for a may be 3 secs but then is cut of immediately. I have tried replacing the flame sensor (as cleaning the old one did not fix the problem) with no luck. Could you please suggest me the next step in troubleshooting this?

]]> By: LeeAnn http://goodideasandtips.com/2013/03/how-to-troubleshoot-a-gas-furnace/#comment-454853 Wed, 14 Jun 2017 00:27:17 +0000 http://goodideasandtips.com/?p=3907#comment-454853 I have the xr80 and am flashing slowly all the time. Blower will not come on for fan only or cooling with air conditioner.

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